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Life style changes during lock down period of COVID-19 outbreaks in Tamil Nadu, India: A web based survey

Jagadeesan Thanalakshmi, Masilamani Elayaraja, Kaviya Lakshmi, Kuppusamy Maheshkumar, Naima Umar, Mou Pramanik, Rajesh Kumar, Aakash Dhiman, Rakesh Bharati, Dilpreet Kaur, Hemantajit Gogoi, Karuppasamy Govindasamy

Jagadeesan Thanalakshmi, Masilamani Elayaraja, Kaviya Lakshmi, Kuppusamy Maheshkumar, Naima Umar, Mou Pramanik, Rajesh Kumar, Aakash Dhiman, Rakesh Bharati, Dilpreet Kaur, Hemantajit Gogoi, Karuppasamy Govindasamy – Life style changes during lock down period of COVID-19 outbreaks in Tamil Nadu, India: A web based survey – Fizjoterapia Polska 2024; 24(2); 331-336

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56984/8ZG56089LA

Abstract
India has been affected by novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since January 2020. It was declared as a pandemic outbreak and a nationwide lock down was implemented to reduce the transmission of infection. As a lack of effective treatment method or vaccine development against the disease, social distancing and home confinement was considered to be the only solution. The COVID-19 has a dangerous effect on the quality of life of the public. The aim of the present study was to assess the life style changes among the public in tamilnadu during the outbreak. This web based survey was initiated to asses and compare the life style changes during lockdown period of COVID-19 outbreak in Tamil Nadu. By July 10, 2020 a total of 236 participants submitted the responses and the collected data were included for the analysis. The study contained a planned questionnaire that finds out demographic, dietary habits information, screen exposure, sleep time and lifestyle habits information through online survey. The present study findings suggest that significant influences of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on the majority of employed individuals with history of no comorbidity by decreasing Physical activity (60.16%), increase in screen time (52.9%) and sleep per day (43.2%), decrease consumption of vegetables (36.4%) and variation in fruits and meat consumption. This study elicits the importance of various factors to be considered before the commencement and policy about the Lockdown and its durations. These findings need to be further confirmed with studies of larger population size to gain higher insight towards healthy lockdown against COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords
COVID-19, Tamil Nadu, life style, sleep, screen time, questionnaire
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The association between objectively measured physical activity, screen time and cognitive function: A narrative review

Reime Jamal Shalash, Ashokan Arumugam, Raneen Mohammed Qadah, Alham Al-Sharman

Reime Jamal Shalash, Ashokan Arumugam, Raneen Mohammed Qadah, Alham Al-Sharman – The association between objectively measured physical activity, screen time and cognitive function: A narrative review – Fizjoterapia Polska 2024; 24(2); 164-170

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56984/8ZG56084PD

Abstract
Aim. This narrative review aimed to investigate the association of objectively measured physical activity and screen time on cognitive function among young adults. Methods. We conducted searches on EBSCO and Google Scholar to identify relevant studies published in English within the last decade. The search terms included keywords such as “physical activity” or “exercise,” and “screen time” or “screen exposure,” along with “cognition” or “cognitive function”. Results. Almost all studies conducted on older adults showed positive associations between physical activity assessed objectively using an accelerometer, screen time, and cognitive function. Conflicting results were observed between physical activity and cognitive functions in young and middle-aged adults. More studies are required to confirm the association between objectively measured physical activity and cognitive function, given the limited availability of studies. Conclusion. The overall findings of this narrative review highlight the negative impact of sedentary behavior on cognitive health, emphasizing the need to incorporate physical activity into our lifestyles to prevent future cognitive decline. Moreover, the impact of screen time and media content yielded contradictory findings on cognitive functions among different age groups, but mostly confirmed the negative effects of passive screen exposure on cognitive functions among children and adolescents. This review highlights the need for future studies to use standardized and objective methods to measure cognitive function, screen time and media content in different populations, especially on young and middle-aged adults, to raise awareness regarding screen time.
Keywords
physical activity, screen time, cognitive function
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